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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lazy Bastard (ranked 2138 p4p, 1159 weight class) and Anthony Cirelli (ranked 275 p4p, 153 weight class). Cirelli has chosen We Come One as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazy Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Cirelli!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Cirelli.
Bastard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rabid Dog in the buildup to the fight.
Cirelli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bastard.
Bastard misses with a double jab
and Cirelli counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bastard! Cirelli lets Bastard back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Bastard is rocked!
Cirelli slips under a jab.
Cirelli throws a big counter head kick but Bastard avoids it with no problem.
Oh Bastard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bastard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cirelli throws out a leg kick but Bastard moves out of range and Cirelli only half commits.
Lazy Bastard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bastard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cirelli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bastard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cirelli.
Cirelli throws a big shot that misses.
Bastard throws a right and a left that Cirelli avoids nicely.
Bastard throws a sloppy body shot
and Cirelli counters with a nice right hand that sends Bastard toppling to the canvas! Bastard scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cirelli finish him?!
A telegraphed right hand from Bastard misses the target.
Cirelli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bastard.
Cirelli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bastard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cirelli counters with a nice right hand that sends Bastard toppling to the canvas! Bastard scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cirelli finish him?!
Bastard lands a jab to Cirelli's midsection.
Cirelli misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bastard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cirelli only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've been informed that Cirelli has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bastard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cirelli lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cirelli lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cirelli uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bastard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cirelli! But no joy.
Bastard leaves his chin hanging out and Cirelli seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Bastard crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Cirelli!
Anthony Cirelli was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santu Avisu Kona (ranked 1029 p4p, 1186 weight class) and Keone Kapisi (ranked 118 p4p, 131 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santu Avisu Kona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Keone Kapisi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapisi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kapisi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Avisu Kona takes a swing at Kapisi's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kapisi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Avisu Kona takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Avisu Kona moves out of range of the strikes.
Avisu Kona lands a slapping body shot.
Avisu Kona scores with a hook to the body. Kapisi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Avisu Kona throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Avisu Kona works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Avisu Kona jabs Kapisi right on the nose. Kapisi blinks but takes it well.
Kapisi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Avisu Kona.
Kapisi throws a shot from downtown. Avisu Kona moves away and avoids it.
Avisu Kona slips a straight right by Kapisi.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Avisu Kona. Kapisi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Despite the aggression on Kapisi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab from Kapisi misses.
Avisu Kona comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kapisi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Avisu Kona.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avisu Kona looks to score with a jab to the body but Kapisi is just out of range.
Avisu Kona dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kapisi looks winded!
Kapisi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Avisu Kona works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kapisi avoids the head kick by Avisu Kona.
Kapisi throws a front kick aimed at Avisu Kona's knee but Avisu Kona avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Kapisi misses the target.
Avisu Kona scores with a hook to the body. Kapisi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Avisu Kona with a nice calf kick.
Avisu Kona dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kapisi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Avisu Konas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Kapisi misses.
A low kick lands for Avisu Kona.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avisu Kona bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kapisi's head.
Kapisi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Avisu Kona scores with the left hand. Kapisi knows he should have avoided that one.
Kapisi swings widly with a right hand
and Kapisi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kapisi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
 Kapisi is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avisu Kona throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kapisi is still on wobbly legs! Can Avisu Kona finish him?
Avisu Kona throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kapisi seems to have recovered his senses.
and Avisu Kona counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Kapisi! He's just covering up as Avisu Kona starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santu Avisu Kona!
Santu Avisu Kona bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Bounty (ranked 2032 p4p, 2310 weight class) and Eerikki Salmi (ranked 283 p4p, 311 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Salmi's choice of entrance music: Korpiklaani - Ievan Polkka . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Bounty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eerikki Salmi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salmi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salmi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bounty throws out the jab.
Good exchange - Bounty coming out on top.
Salmi misses with a hook. Bounty ducked under it nicely.
Bounty throws a body punch but Salmi moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Bounty 's head but he takes it in his stride.
 It looks like Jamie Bounty has been cut.
Bounty scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eerikki Salmi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bounty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bounty looks to score with a jab to the body but Salmi is just out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Salmi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Salmi takes one to the side of the head.
Salmi avoids the body shot from Bounty.
Salmi throws a hook to the side of Bounty's head but Bounty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salmi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bounty.
Salmi misses with a looping right.
Salmi misses with a looping left.
Bounty throws a right hand that misses
and Salmi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bounty dips to his left and cracks Salmi with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Salmi. Bounty does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bounty lands a nice shot to the body.
Bounty takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Salmi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salmi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bounty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bounty misses with a looping right.
Bounty throws a leg kick that is checked
and Salmi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bounty lands with a straight right. Salmi didn't see that one coming.
Bounty misses with a hook.
Salmi lands a body shot.
Bounty is looking to clinch but Salmi is avoiding it.
Bounty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bounty connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bounty moves out of range of the strikes.
Bounty takes a swing at Salmi's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bounty misses with a looping left.
Salmi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Salmi misses with a shot to the body
and Bounty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bounty throws a hook to the side of Salmi's head but Salmi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bounty with a jab.
Salmi throws a body punch but Bounty moves out of range.
Bounty is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Salmi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bounty tries to close the distance and clinch but Salmi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salmi lands a nice hook to Bounty's body. Bounty takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bounty misses with a body shot.
Salmi throws a right hand that misses
and Bounty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salmi looks to land a combination but Bounty avoids it well.
Bounty throws a big shot that misses.
Bounty moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bounty slips a jab from Salmi.
Salmi misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bounty lets loose with a powerful body kick. Salmi will feel that in the morning.
Bounty misses with a kick to the body.
Bounty smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bounty throws a shot to the body.
Bounty throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bounty moves into range and clinches up with Salmi.
Bounty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bounty swings wildly with an uppercut but Salmi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salmi misses with some punches.
Bounty lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salmi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bounty.
Bounty struggles to land a body shot inside as Salmi controls his hands.
Bounty lands a right hand.
Salmi struggles to land a body shot inside as Bounty controls his hands.
Bounty lands a hook that snaps the head of Salmi backwards.
Salmi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salmi has a couple of punches blocked by Bounty.
Salmi takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Bounty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salmi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bounty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bounty lands a hook that snaps the head of Salmi backwards.
Salmi is rocked!
Bounty dips a shoulder and cracks Salmi with a mighty uppercut! Salmi falls back against the cage and Bounty unloads with a barrage of strikes! Salmi is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bounty screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamie Bounty!
During a confident post fight interview, Jamie Bounty thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Hammer (ranked 358 p4p, 1915 weight class) and Ruben Ruiz Mangas (ranked 60 p4p, 268 weight class). Mangas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'm a Soldier. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thor Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruben Ruiz Mangas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer ducks right into an uppercut from Mangas.
Mangas connects with a leg kick.
No joy there for Hammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hammer misses with a looping left.
Hammer tries to land a front kick but Mangas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hammer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mangas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mangas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammer.
Mangas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangas lands an overhand right.
Ruben Ruiz Mangas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mangas works Hammer's body with a nice hook.
Hammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mangas.
Hammer is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Mangas misses
and Hammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Ruben Ruiz Mangas has been cut.
Mangas blocks a jab.
Hammer has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hammer misses with a shot to the body
and Mangas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hammer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mangas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hammer with a body shot.
Mangas scores with a hook.
Mangas lands a nice looking body shot.
Mangas misses with a hook. Hammer ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Hammer misses
and Mangas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hammer tries a head kick but it misses.
Mangas moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mangas has a couple of punches blocked by Hammer.
Hammer struggles to land a body shot inside as Mangas controls his hands.
Hammer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hammer slips under a jab from Mangas.
A little feinted left hand from Hammer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mangas was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammer.
A nice side step and Mangas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A head kick by Hammer misses
and Mangas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hammer.
Mangas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mangas with a nice calf kick.
Mangas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mangas lands a nice looking body shot.
Mangas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hammer moves out of range of the body kick from Mangas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hammer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mangas lands a leg kick that knocks Hammer off balance momentarily.
Mangas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mangas avoids a kick to the body.
Mangas lands with a nice body punch.
Good leg kick by Mangas.
Mangas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mangas throws a looping overhand right but Hammer ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Ruiz Mangas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruben Ruiz Mangas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mangas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mangas steps in with a hook that catches Hammer right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Mangas follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Hammer looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruben Ruiz Mangas!
Ruben Ruiz Mangas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kento Kawamata (ranked 1201 p4p, 1308 weight class) and Tank Ispa (ranked 174 p4p, 185 weight class). Kento Kawamata could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tank Ispa's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Kento Kawamata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tank Ispa!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ispa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kawamata looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ispa staying out of range there.
Kawamata swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ispa misses with a leg kick.
Kawamata uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ispa.
Kawamata connects with a leg kick.
Kawamata avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kawamata tries to land a leg kick but Ispa saw it coming and moves away.
Kawamata on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ispa. Ispa obviously looking to wear him down.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ispa has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ispa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kawamata can pounce on him.
A low kick from Ispa misses
and Kawamata makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab from Ispa does it's job there.
Kawamata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ispa.
Ispa clinches up against the cage.
Ispa gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ispa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kawamata working a defensive guard here.
Ispa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kawamata is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ispa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ispa trying to control the position from guard on top but Kawamata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kawamata not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ispa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kawamata has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ispa has managed to get both his arms back between Kawamata's legs - danger averted.
Kawamata controls Ispa momentarily but Ispa frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kawamata is pulling down on Ispa's head to control his posture.
Ispa looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ispa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ispa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ispa duly obliges.
Kawamata tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ispa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ispa thumps Kawamata with a low kick.
Kawamata takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kawamata throws a head kick but Ispa moves out of range.
Ispa scores with a push kick.
Tank Ispa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Ispa misses.
Ispa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kawamata is out of range and Ispa settles back down.
Kawamata is looking to counter punch.
Kawamata blocks the body kick.
Ispa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kawamata catches Ispa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ispa misses.
Ispa throws a body shot but no joy.
Kawamata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ispa moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Kawamata as Ispa shoots in.
Ispa looks to land a left hand but Kawamata moved out of range nicely.
Ispa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kawamata counters with a right hand to the body.
Kawamata darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kawamata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ispa.
Ispa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kawamata throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ispa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ispa fails with the takedown.
Kento Kawamata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tank Ispa.
Kawamata checks a low kick from Ispa.
Kawamata throws a lazy right hand but Ispa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ispa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ispa misses with a looping right.
Ispa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ispa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawamata clinches up against the cage.
Ispa tries to work over Kawamata's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kawamata digs a right hand into Ispa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ispa's gas tank.
Ispa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ispa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ispa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kawamata's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ispa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kawamata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kawamata scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ispa prevents a body shot from Kawamata.
A right hand to the body from Kawamata.
Ispa looks winded!
Kawamata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kawamata throws a big shot that misses.
Kawamata swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ispa.
Kawamata connects with a solid leg kick.
Kawamata misses with a looping right.
Ispa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kawamata can pounce on him.
Ispa throws a lazy uppercut
and Kawamata counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kawamata lands a jab to Ispa's midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kento Kawamata will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kawamata's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ispa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kawamata scrambles back to his feet.
Kawamata scores with a punch to the head.
Ispa moves away from the strike by Kawamata.
Kawamata tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kawamata misses with a body shot.
Kawamata backing away here, and Ispa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Ispa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kawamata fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ispa, pushing him back against the cage.
Kawamata breaks from the clinch.
Ispa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kawamata checks it well.
Ispa just misses with a punch to the body.
Ispa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kawamata. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kawamata.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ispa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ispa scores with a decent looking hook.
Ispa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kawamata manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Kawamata on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ispa misses with a right hand
and Kawamata counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawamata jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kawamata misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawamata misses with a double jab.
A jab from Ispa misses.
Kawamata throws a wild body kick that Ispa sees coming a mile off.
Kawamata throws a body shot but no joy.
Ispa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice uppercut lands for Ispa. That snapped Kawamata's head back.
A low kick lands for Ispa.
Ispa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ispa throws a front kick that sends Kawamata stumbling back into the cage.
Kawamata throws a jab when Ispa was well out of range.
Ispa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kawamata.
Ispa ducks under a wild hook from Kawamata.
Ispa keeps the fight on the outside.
And Ispa tries to counter it with a takedown but Kawamata pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ispa throws a leg kick but Kawamata sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ispa loads up on a big right hand but Kawamata slips the punch.
Kawamata throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ispa with the inside leg kick.
Kawamata is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A good leg kick by Ispa.
Ispa misses with a body punch
and Kawamata counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ispa throws a leg kick but Kawamata moved away.
Ispa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ispa.
Ispa tries to close the distance and clinch but Kawamata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kawamata throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kawamata throws a sloppy head kick and Ispa moves out of range easily.
Ispa throws a push kick but Kawamata slaps the foot to one side.
Ispa shoots in for a takedown but Kawamata shows good takedown defense.
Kawamata appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kento Kawamata is winning the standup battle so far.
Kawamata throws an overhand right that lands on Ispa's shoulder, as Ispa tries to avoid the shot.
Ispa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ispa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kawamata scores with a nice strike.
Kawamata throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ispa throws a head kick that misses.
Ispa throws a push kick but Kawamata slaps the foot to one side.
Ispa looks to land a body kick but Kawamata moved away.
Nice shot by Kawamata.
Kawamata checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ispa throws a leg kick but Kawamata checks it.
Kawamata looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ispa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ispa moves out of range of the body kick from Kawamata.
Kawamata looks for the body kick but Ispa saw that one coming.
Ispa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ispa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kawamata's head backwards.
Ispa scores with a jab. Kawamata acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ispa connects with an inside leg kick.
Kawamata throws a hook but Ispa blocks it.
Kawamata paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Kawamata. Beautiful body shot.
Ispa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kawamata at a distance.
Kawamata throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ispa is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawamata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ispa.
Ispa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kawamata ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ispa moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ispa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kawamata's sensitive parts.
Ispa misses with a kick to the body
and Kawamata counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kawamata fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ispa.
Ispa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kawamata throws the left hand but Ispa avoids the punch easily.
Kawamata is looking to chop away at Ispa's legs.
Kawamata works Ispa's body with a nice hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kawamata lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ispa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ispa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kawamata avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kawamata with a nice calf kick.
Ispa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ispa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ispa punishes Kawamata's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ispa lands with a slapping head kick.
Kawamata misses with a hook. Ispa ducked under it nicely.
Kawamata fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ispa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kento Kawamata will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Donk. Kawamata catches Ispa right on the button with a cross.
Ispa lands a leg kick that knocks Kawamata off balance momentarily.
Kawamata attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kawamata backing away here, and Ispa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ispa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ispa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kawamata lands an overhand right.
Kawamata tests Ispa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kawamata looks to land a right hand but Ispa moved out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Kawamata as he connects with a hook.
Ispa scores with a takedown into Kawamata's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ispa advances position into side control!
Ispa taking a break here but Kawamata is having none of it and regains half guard.
Ispa is looking to take a break and control but Kawamata is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawamata makes his way to full guard, as Ispa worked for a kimura.
Kawamata looking to control.
Kawamata has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ispa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ispa wants to control from the top but Kawamata keeps moving.
Kento Kawamata is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ispa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ispa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kawamata is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ispa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ispa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawamata not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kawamata tries to close the distance and clinch but Ispa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ispa checks a low kick from Kawamata.
Kawamata checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kawamata works over Ispa's head and body with a nice combination.
Ispa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kawamata throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ispa blocks a leg kick.
Ispa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ispa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kawamata counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ispa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Kawamata misses its intended target.
Ispa keeps the fight on the outside.
Kawamata wants to clinch up but Ispa keeps it at a distance.
Ispa scoring well with a low kick there.
Kento Kawamata is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ispa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kawamata.
Ispa throws a lazy right hand but Kawamata sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Kawamata misses.
Ispa counters with a body kick.
Ispa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kawamata.
Kawamata fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tank Ispa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kawamata.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawamata plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kawamata scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from Ispa.
Kawamata looks to throw the jab but Ispa is out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kawamata!
Kawamata cracks Ispa with an open hand slap.
Kawamata misses the jab.
Ispa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kawamata misses with a looping left.
Kawamata looks to land a body kick but Ispa moved away.
Kawamata scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kento Kawamata showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kawamata, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kento Kawamata!
A relieved looking Kento Kawamata thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Tank Ispa was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry guys, but this was my last fight. I'd like to personally thank my friends and family for putting up with my stupid ass while I trained for this. Thank you to my trainers for helping me become what I've become. I have made friendships that will last a lifetime. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Makres (ranked 3401 p4p, 2050 weight class) and Andriy Voronin (ranked 482 p4p, 311 weight class). Makres comes to the cage accompanied by SABATON - Coat of Arms. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Makres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Voronin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronin misses with a head kick.
Makres lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Voronin misses with a hook.
Makres has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Voronin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Makres finds it's way through Voronin's defenses.
Makres tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Voronin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Makres avoids the body shot from Voronin.
Makres takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Makres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Voronin. That snapped Makres's head back.
Makres walks into a jab.
Voronin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voronin misses with a wild body shot.
Voronin misses with a lunging right hand
and Makres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voronin throws the left hand but Makres avoids the punch easily.
Makres has taken the fight to the clinch.
Makres trying to control the position but instead, Voronin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Makres into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin working aggressively here.
Makres is trying to push Voronin away but Voronin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A shot in the inside from Voronin.
Makres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Voronin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makres.
Makres blocks a jab.
Voronin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Voronin lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Voronin.
Makres blocks an uppercut.
Makres stalling in the clinch but Voronin improves position.
Makres blocking some punches.
Voronin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Makres's efforts to push away.
Voronin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makres breaks from the clinch.
Voronin instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronin lands an uppercut.
Voronin misses with a punch to the body.
Voronin struggles to land a body shot inside as Makres controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Voronin.
Voronin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Voronin misses with some punches.
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Makress head.
Voronin lands with a right to the head.
Makres controlling the action here for a moment.
Voronin has a couple of punches blocked by Makres.
Voronin lands a left hand.
Makres wants to stall.
Voronin misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Voronin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makres lands a right hand.
Makres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Makres shoots in for a takedown but Voronin shows good takedown defense.
Makres looks for a takedown but Voronin sprawls well.
A left lands for Voronin.
Voronin tries to work over Makres's front leg with a kick but Makres checks it.
Voronin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Makres at a distance.
Voronin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Makres takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Makres shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Voronin's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makres preventing the sweep.
Makres wants to stand but Voronin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Makres won't allow Voronin to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Voronin wants to control but Makres passes easily into half guard.
Makres content to control rather than advance.
Makres is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Voronin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Andriy Voronin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makres changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Voronin tries to avoid it but Makres manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Voronin to the ground. Voronin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Makres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voronin misses with a looping right.
Voronin misses with a low kick.
Makres checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andriy Voronin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Makres tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Voronin defends well and Makres ends up having to push Voronin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Makres shoots in but no luck this time.
Voronin misses with a shot to the body
and Makres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Makres takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Voronin throws a head kick that Makres semi-blocks.
Voronin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makres sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makres's jab looks to have found its range, popping Voronin under the eye.
Voronin closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Voronin.
Voronin misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Voronin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Voronin fails to land.
Makres is trying to maintain a safe position but Voronin gets an underhook and turns Makres into the cage.
Voronin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Makres trying to control the position but instead, Voronin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Makres into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Voronin fails to land.
Makres prevents a body shot from Voronin.
Makres stalling in the clinch.
Voronin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Makres lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Voronin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Makres breaks from the clinch.
Makres fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Voronin, pushing him back against the cage.
Voronin misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Makres to work.
Makres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makres will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Voronin up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Voronin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronin lands a right hand.
Voronin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andriy Voronin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Voronin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Makres stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Voronin scores with a hook to the body.
Makres is looking to control Voronin's arms but Voronin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Makres has his back to the cage.
Voronin lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Makres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Makres both land. Nice combination.
Makres shoots for a takedown but Voronin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Voronin throws a fast counter high kick but Makres manages to duck under it in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Makres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makres's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Voronin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Makres scrambles back to his feet.
John Makres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Voronin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Makres counters with a straight right hand.
Makres shoots in for a double leg but Voronin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Voronin counters with a body kick.
Makres tries a head kick but it misses.
Voronin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Voronin misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin throws a front kick aimed at Makres's knee but Makres avoids it well.
Voronin scores with a nice strike.
Makres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Voronin.
Voronin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Voronin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Makres's hands.
Voronin thuds his right hand into Makres's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Makres tries to clinch up
and Voronin counters with a stiff right hand.
Voronin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Makres fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Voronin avoids it really well and circles away.
Makres gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin misses with a punch on the inside.
Makres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Makres tries for a takedown but Voronin circles away easily
letting Voronin counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voronin gets caught flat footed, as Makres shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Voronin wants to control the position but Makres says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Makres tries to stand and escape but Voronin is controlling the position.
Voronin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Makres is working away from the top position though.
Makres trying to advance position but Voronin counters by regaining guard.
Makres trying to control the position from guard on top but Voronin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Makres looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andriy Voronin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Voronin loads up on a big right hand but Makres slips the punch.
Voronin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Makres tries to close the distance and clinch up but Voronin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Makres avoids the head kick by Voronin.
No joy there for Voronin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Voronin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makres.
Horrible takedown attempt by Makres or perhaps it was just good defense by Voronin, which made it look bad.
Voronin throws a leg kick which misses Makres's front leg but catches the back leg as Makres tries to avoid it.
Voronin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makres looks to throw a body kick
and Voronin counters with a stiff right hand.
Makres walks into a left hand.
Voronin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Voronin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Voronin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voronin swings wildly with an uppercut but Makres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makres can't find room to land a body shot as Voronin controls the action.
Voronin cracks Makres with a nice body shot.
Makres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Voronin throws a big shot that misses.
Voronin misses with a straight left.
Makres misses with a takedown attempt - Voronin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Makres slips a jab from Voronin.
An attempted straight right counter from Makres misses the target.
Makres plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Makres closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Voronin has one foot on Makres's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voronin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Makres shoots in and drives through. Voronin sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Makres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Voronin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makres bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Voronin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Makres needs to keep his hands up - Voronin had a free shot at his head there.
Makres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Voronin.
Voronin throws a head kick that misses.
Makres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Voronin.
Voronin dips to his left and cracks Makres with an uppercut!
Makres fails to land the takedown.
Makres doesn't manage to clinch there - Voronin circles away.
Voronin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Voronin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Voronin pushes Makres away with a front kick.
Sloppy strikes from Voronin. Those never looked like landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Makres stalling in the clinch but Voronin improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Voronin.
Voronin swings wildly with an uppercut but Makres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voronin lands a left hand.
Makres blocks a body shot from Voronin.
Voronin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makres jumps guard but Voronin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A body shot lands from Voronin.
Voronin tries to throw a body punch but Makres avoids it by throwing Voronin back against the cage.
Voronin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makres's elbow.
Voronin misses with the head strike.
Voronin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Voronin tries to work over Makres's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makres working hard to break the clinch.
Andriy Voronin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makres is trying to push Voronin away but Voronin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Makres's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Makres trying to stall but Voronin improves his position.
Makres wants to stall.
Voronin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Makress head.
Makres is trying to break the clinch but Voronin is controlling him.
Voronin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makres is trying to push Voronin away but Voronin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Makres blocks an uppercut.
Voronin throws a head punch that misses.
Voronin tries to work over Makres's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Voronin scores with a hook to the body.
Voronin tries to throw a body punch but Makres avoids it by throwing Voronin back against the cage.
John Makres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Voronin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andriy Voronin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Voronin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andriy Voronin!
During a confident post fight interview, Andriy Voronin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Holmes Jr (ranked 602 p4p, 344 weight class) and Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 92 p4p, 58 weight class). Holmes Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Red - Damage. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Holmes Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Holmes Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Holmes Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tsuruta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tsuruta throws a right hand that Holmes Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Holmes Jr also avoids with ease.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tsuruta checks a leg kick.
Holmes Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tsuruta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holmes Jr moves to clinch but Tsuruta breaks away
and Tsuruta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta lands a right hook to the body.
Tsuruta loads up on a big right hand but Holmes Jr slips the punch.
Holmes Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Holmes Jr throws a sloppy head kick
and Tsuruta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes Jr throws a sloppy head kick
and Tsuruta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holmes Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tsuruta. Tsuruta circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tsuruta misses with a looping right.
Holmes Jr wants to clinch up but Tsuruta keeps it at a distance.
Holmes Jr scores with a leg kick.
Mike Holmes Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsuruta throws a body punch but Holmes Jr moves out of range.
Holmes Jr tries to move into range but Tsuruta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tsuruta connects with the punch.
Holmes Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Holmes Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsuruta controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holmes Jr misses with a leg kick
and Tsuruta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsuruta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holmes Jr moves away.
Holmes Jr blocks a jab.
Holmes Jr missing with a left hand there. Tsuruta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holmes Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Tsuruta counters with a straight right hand.
Tsuruta digs a good hook to Holmes Jr's body.
Holmes Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tsuruta checks it well.
Tsuruta lands a nice looking body shot.
Holmes Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tsuruta in his tracks.
Tsuruta misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Holmes Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tsuruta.
Holmes Jr throws a jab when Tsuruta was well out of range.
Tsuruta slips a jab from Holmes Jr.
Tsuruta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Holmes Jr on the side of the head.
Tsuruta jabs at Holmes Jr's body.
Tsuruta cracks Holmes Jr with a good jab.
Holmes Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsuruta.
As Tsuruta looks to move away, Holmes Jr throws a big counter combo but Tsuruta just gets out of the way.
Holmes Jr throws a head kick but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Tsuruta doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tsuruta has time to react.
Tsuruta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmes Jr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Holmes Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsuruta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holmes Jr moves out of range as Tsuruta strikes.
Holmes Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Holmes Jr tries to clinch but Tsuruta is having none of it.
Tsuruta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holmes Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tsuruta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomomi Tsuruta dominated that round.
That's time! Holmes Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Holmes Jr moves to clinch but Tsuruta breaks away
and Tsuruta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tsuruta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holmes Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Holmes Jr pulls guard effortlessly.
Holmes Jr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Holmes Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tsuruta defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tsuruta content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes Jr has his foot on Tsuruta's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tsuruta works his way back into a safe position though.
Holmes Jr is looking for a triangle but Tsuruta pushes his legs off easily.
Holmes Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tsuruta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Holmes Jr working a defensive guard here.
Tsuruta content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Holmes Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tsuruta is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Holmes Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tsuruta throws out a counter right but Holmes Jr avoids it with no problem.
Tsuruta throws an off balance right hand
and Holmes Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tsuruta's knee momentarily.
Holmes Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tsuruta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Tsuruta misses.
Holmes Jr connects with a right hand. Tsuruta shakes it off.
Holmes Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tsuruta doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tsuruta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Tsuruta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Holmes Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Tsuruta counters with a straight right hand.
Tsuruta looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes Jr is just out of range.
Holmes Jr tries to clinch but Tsuruta is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holmes Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tsuruta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tsuruta lands a jab.
Tsuruta has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Holmes Jr lunges at Tsuruta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tsuruta's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Holmes Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tsuruta tests Holmes Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Holmes Jr darts in and clinches Tsuruta up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tsuruta breaks the clinch.
Holmes Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsuruta.
An attempted straight right counter from Holmes Jr misses the target.
Holmes Jr misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Holmes Jr will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Holmes Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holmes Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Holmes Jr misses the shot to the body.
Tsuruta misses with a shot to the body
and Holmes Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Holmes Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tsuruta tries to break the clinch but Holmes Jr is controlling the position.
Holmes Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuruta breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tsuruta throws a big shot that misses.
Holmes Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Holmes Jr blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Holmes Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holmes Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holmes Jr lands a high kick!
Tsuruta clobbers Holmes Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Holmes Jr throws a combination that misses
and Tsuruta counters with a straight right hand.
Tsuruta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holmes Jr.
Holmes Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tsuruta throws out a counter right but Holmes Jr avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta throws a lazy right hand but Holmes Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tsuruta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holmes Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tsuruta.
Holmes Jr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tsuruta manages to circle out of the way.
Tsuruta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tsuruta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holmes Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Holmes Jr closes the distance but Tsuruta moves to the side
and Tsuruta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tsuruta under the eye.
Holmes Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tsuruta is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Holmes Jr with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tsuruta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tsuruta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Holmes Jr throws a leg kick but Tsuruta sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tsuruta lands with a right hand.
Holmes Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Holmes Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holmes Jr slips a jab from Tsuruta.
It looked like Holmes Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Holmes Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Tsuruta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta lands a slapping body shot.
Holmes Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Tsuruta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tsuruta misses with a looping left.
Holmes Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tsuruta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tsuruta misses with an uppercut.
Tsuruta slips under a jab from Holmes Jr.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomomi Tsuruta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tsuruta has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomomi Tsuruta!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tomomi Tsuruta waved his t-shirt featuring 160Q Energy for $150's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Military Industrial Complex (ranked 719 p4p, 626 weight class) and James Quin (ranked 87 p4p, 75 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Complex might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rusty Cage - Johnny Cash. James Quin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Military Industrial Complex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Quin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Complex slips a straight right by Quin.
Complex throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Quin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Quin takes a swing at Complex's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Complex on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Complex looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Complex misses with a body punch
and Quin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Complex misses with a hook to the body
letting Quin counter with a right hand.
Complex displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quin throws out the jab.
Quin blocks a head kick by Complex.
Complex slips under a jab from Quin.
Complex is looking to land body kicks.
A nice side step and Quin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Quin looks to throw the jab but Complex is out of range.
As Quin looks to move away, Complex throws a big counter combo but Quin just gets out of the way.
Quin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Complex sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Complex throws an overhand right that lands on Quin's shoulder, as Quin tries to avoid the shot.
Quin lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Complex closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Quin did well to prevent Complex getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin wants to get back to full guard but Complex has mounted him!
Quin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Quin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Complex has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Quin's face.
Complex trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Complex goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Quin turns into him and now he's in Complex's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin wants to control from the top but Complex keeps moving.
Complex is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Quin is aware though and is defending well.
Complex can't keep his opponent in guard - Quin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Complex is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Quin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Complex actively working from the bottom here.
Complex manages to get to full guard.
Quin is sitting in close to Complex's body. Complex has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Quin is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Quin is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Complex.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Military Industrial Complex!
A very excited looking Military Industrial Complex made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Monte Cassino (ranked 2090 p4p, 2246 weight class) and Nuri Jafar (ranked 220 p4p, 235 weight class). Cassino comes to the cage accompanied by Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 3, fighting out of London, Monte Cassino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuri Jafar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jafar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cassino.
Jafar has his takedown stuffed
and Cassino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jafar slips a straight right by Cassino.
Cassino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cassino lands a jab.
Jafar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cassino scores with a decent looking hook.
Jafar staying out of range there.
Cassino lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jafar slips under a jab.
Jafar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jafar wants to clinch.
Jafar has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Cassino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Cassino.
Cassino lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Cassino on the inside.
Cassino misses with some punches.
Cassino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cassino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Jafar has a couple of punches blocked by Cassino.
A shot in the inside from Cassino.
Jafar blocking some punches.
Cassino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cassino blocks an uppercut.
Jafar lands with a short shot to the head.
Cassino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cassino softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cassino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cassino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cassino has a couple of punches blocked by Jafar.
Cassino blocking some punches.
Jafar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jafar has a couple of punches blocked by Cassino.
Cassino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Jafar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cassino seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jafar can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassino misses with a punch on the inside.
Cassino lands a body punch.
Cassino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cassino misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cassino.
Cassino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jafar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jafar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Cassino fails to land.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cassino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
Cassino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Jafar on the inside.
A short right from Cassino.
Cassino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cassino lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jafar.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cassino.
Jafar misses with a punch to the body.
Cassino lands with a short shot to the head.
Cassino tries to work over Jafar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Cassino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino misses with some punches.
Jafar has a couple of punches blocked by Cassino.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cassino.
Jafar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cassino misses with a punch on the inside.
Cassino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cassino tries to throw a body punch but Jafar avoids it by throwing Cassino back against the cage.
Jafar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cassino backwards.
Cassino blocking some punches.
Cassino blocking some punches.
Jafar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cassino swings wildly with an uppercut but Jafar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jafar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cassino backwards.
Cassino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Nice body punch from Cassino.
Jafar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jafar tries to throw a body punch but Cassino avoids it by throwing Jafar back against the cage.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Cassino swings wildly with an uppercut but Jafar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jafar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassino blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cassino lands with a light punch inside.
Cassino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cassino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jafar prevents a body shot from Cassino.
Nice body punch from Cassino.
Jafar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jafar working aggressively here.
Cassino swings wildly with an uppercut but Jafar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cassino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Jafar lands an uppercut.
Cassino lands with a right to the head.
Jafar swings wildly with an uppercut but Cassino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Cassino - that landed with a thud.
Jafar has a couple of punches blocked by Cassino.
Cassino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cassino lands with a right to the head.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Cassino.
Cassino scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Cassino dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cassino just misses with a punch to the body.
Jafar slips a straight right by Cassino.
Cassino darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cassino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jafar.
Cassino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jafar missing with a left hand there. Cassino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cassino throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jafar on the side of the head.
Jafar tries to clinch but Cassino moves out of range.
Cassino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jafar at a distance.
Cassino fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jafar on the side of the head.
Cassino throws a leg kick which misses Jafar's front leg but catches the back leg as Jafar tries to avoid it.
Cassino fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jafar is out of range.
Cassino connects with a jab.
Jafar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big right from Cassino misses.
Cassino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jafar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jafar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cassino.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jafar ducks under a wild hook from Cassino.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cassino.
Monte Cassino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassino throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Monte Cassino is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Cassino finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cassino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jafar misses with a hook.
Cassino ducks under a wild hook from Jafar.
Cassino lands a slapping body shot.
Jafar loads up on a big right hand but Cassino slips the punch.
Cassino throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jafar.
Cassino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cassino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jafar can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Jafar.
Jafar throws out a counter right but Cassino avoids it with no problem.
Jafar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cassino pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jafar is out of range and Cassino settles back down.
Cassino swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Jafar counter with a right hand.
Jafar lands with a hook. Cassino tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jafar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Cassino misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassino throws a hook but Jafar blocks it.
Jafar is looking to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jafar slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jafar. Cassino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cassino misses with a straight right.
Jafar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cassino.
Cassino looks to land a right hand but Jafar moved out of range.
Jafar misses with a looping right.
Jafar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cassino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cassino misses with the body kick
and Jafar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Jafar misses.
Cassino throwing a counter right hand but Jafar manages to avoid it.
Cassino ducks under a wild hook from Jafar.
A swing and a miss from Cassino.
Cassino misses with a low kick.
Jafar staying out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cassino. That's going to slow Jafar down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar tries to close the distance and clinch but Cassino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cassino misses with a hook.
Jafar moves out of range of the body kick.
Jafar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cassino was well out of range. Poor timing from Jafar.
Cassino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Cassino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jafar misses the shot to the body.
Jafar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jafar connects with a body shot that sends Cassino's belly button to the back.
Cassino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jafar. Cassino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jafar tries to clinch up but Cassino circles away and keeps his distance.
Cassino looks to land a right hand but Jafar moved out of range.
Cassino ducks under a wild hook from Jafar.
Cassino forces Jafar back against the cage and clinches.
Jafar lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar misses with some punches.
Cassino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Cassino - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jafar misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar.
Cassino throws a head punch that misses.
Cassino blocks an uppercut.
Cassino lands a nice shot to the body.
Jafar is breathing heavily.
Cassino throws a punch but it's blocked by Jafar.
Jafar misses with a body punch.
Jafar tries a body shot but Cassino blocks it.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cassino prevents a body shot from Jafar.
Jafar tries to work over Cassino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
Jafar misses with a punch to the body.
Cassino throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cassino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cassino struggles to land a body shot inside as Jafar controls his hands.
Cassino is leaning against Jafar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cassino scores with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Cassino dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A left lands for Cassino.
Jafar tries to close the distance and clinch but Cassino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jafar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cassino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cassino tries to clinch up.
Cassino misses the jab.
Cassino misses with a hook. Jafar ducked under it nicely.
Cassino slips under a jab.
Cassino was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cassino walks into a straight right hand from Jafar.
Jafar misses with a takedown attempt - Cassino sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cassino was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jafar throws the left hand but Cassino avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jafar doesn't manage to clinch there - Cassino circles away.
Cassino misses with a body kick.
Jafar throws out a counter right but Cassino avoids it with no problem.
Jafar keeps the fight on the outside.
Cassino defending well as Jafar loads up on a big left hand.
Cassino throws a shot from downtown. Jafar moves away and avoids it.
Jafar wants to counter the offense by Cassino and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassino looks to score with a jab to the body but Jafar is just out of range.
Cassino works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cassino misses with a looping right.
Cassino misses with a left hand
and Jafar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jafar ducks under a wild hook from Cassino.
Jafar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cassino misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jafar counters with a straight right hand.
Jafar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cassino circles away.
Monte Cassino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuri Jafar.
Jafar throws a lazy uppercut
and Cassino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jafar takes a swing at Cassino's ribcage but misses.
Jafar throws a shot from downtown. Cassino moves away and avoids it.
Jafar tries for a takedown but Cassino circles away easily
and Cassino counters with a left to the body.
Jafar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cassino misses with a body shot.
Cassino misses with an uppercut
and Jafar counters with a left to the body.
Cassino lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jafar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nuri Jafar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jafar. Cassino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cassino throws out a powerful jab.
Jafar blocks a jab.
Jafar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cassino. Cassino obviously looking to wear him down.
Cassino moves away from the strike by Jafar.
Jafar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cassino connects with a jab.
Cassino fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jafar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jafar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice defenses there by Cassino.
Cassino lands a leg kick that knocks Jafar off balance momentarily.
Cassino with a nice calf kick.
Cassino is looking to land body kicks.
Jafar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cassino.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jafar! But no joy.
Jafar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar avoids the body shot from Cassino.
Jafar throws out a counter right but Cassino avoids it with no problem.
Jafar missing with a left hand there. Cassino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cassino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jafar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cassino catches Jafar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cassino cracks Jafar with an open hand slap.
Cassino slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jafar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cassino.
Monte Cassino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jafar avoids the body shot from Cassino.
Cassino throws a head kick but Jafar moves out of range.
Cassino rushes Jafar and presses him up against the cage.
Cassino scores with a shoulder strike.
Jafar lands with a light punch inside.
Cassino throws a punch but it's blocked by Jafar.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.
Jafar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassino digs a right hand underneath Jafar's ribcage. Jafar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar.
Cassino presses Jafar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cassino gets through Jafar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cassino blocks an uppercut.
Cassino has a couple of punches blocked by Jafar.
Jafar misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jafar.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jafar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jafar swings wildly with an uppercut but Cassino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jafar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monte Cassino has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.
Cassino misses with a body punch.
Jafar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cassino backwards.
Jafar misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Monte Cassino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cassino has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monte Cassino!
A less than humble Monte Cassino misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Nuri Jafar spoke after the fight, saying 'He did not follow the script'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Point (ranked 353 p4p, 129 weight class) and Elgin Turner (ranked 43 p4p, 16 weight class). Point comes to the cage accompanied by Roots Reggae Music. Turner has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - Da Mystery Of Chessboxin' as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brayden Point!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Elgin Turner!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Point cracks a nice hook into Turner's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Point.
Turner avoids the body shot from Point.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Point lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Turner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Turner.
Point throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Point has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Memento Mori in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Point. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Point throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner clobbers Point with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turner cracks Point with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner throws out a powerful jab.
Turner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Point keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turner.
Point ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Point misses with an uppercut. Turner saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Point.
Turner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Turner is looking to slow Point down with leg kicks.
Turner throws a jab but it's blocked by Point.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Point.
Point doesn't manage to clinch there - Turner circles away.
Point is looking to clinch.
Point throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner scores with a nice head shot.
Point fails in his attempt to clinch.
Point tests Turner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A left lands for Point.
Turner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Point doesn't seem bothered though.
Point misses the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Point blocks the leg kick.
Turner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Point tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turner throws a jab but it's blocked by Point.
Point lands a head shot.
Point is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Turner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Turner swinging wildly here.
Point walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Point looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Turner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Point.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turner.
An inside leg kick from Turner misses.
Turner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Point ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Point checks a leg kick.
Turner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turner lands with an overhand left.
Point comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turner has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Turner misses with a looping left.
A jab from Point finds it's way through Turner's defenses.
Turner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Point blocks a low kick nicely.
Turner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Turner keeps the fight on the outside.
Point looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Point.
Turner misses with an uppercut. Point saw that one coming.
Point slips a jab from Turner.
Turner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Point has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Point. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Point has Turner up against the cage in a clinch.
Turner blocks an uppercut.
Turner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Point.
Point utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Turner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Turner fails to land.
Point doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turner swings for the body but Point moves out of range.
Point walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Point gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Point using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Point misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Point.
Turner breaks from the clinch.
Point slips under a jab from Turner.
Point ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Point wants to clinch up but Turner keeps it at a distance.
Turner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Point.
Point lands a glancing blow to the side of Turner's head.
Point moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner defending well as Point loads up on a big left hand.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner throws a leg kick but Point sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Point misses with a straight right.
Turner keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a lazy right hand but Point sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Point takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A bone on bone clash there as Point blocks the leg kick.
Turner scores with a nice head shot.
Point steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Point is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Turner.
Turner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turner tries to keep at a distance but Point has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turner keeps the fight on the outside.
Point steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
Point moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
Turner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A leg kick checked by Point.
Turner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Point keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Point clinches.
Point is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Point landing knees to the head.
Turner blocks a body shot from Point.
Point has a couple of punches blocked by Turner.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elgin Turner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Point doesn't manage to clinch there - Turner circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Point.
Point tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Point takes the fight into the clinch.
Turner blocks an uppercut.
Turner lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Turner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Point's elbow.
Turner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Point - that landed with a thud.
Point cracks Turner with a nice body shot.
Turner managing to block the knees to the body from Point.
Turner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Point throws a head punch that misses.
Turner blocks an uppercut.
Point tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turner's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Point makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Turner breaks from the clinch.
Turner scores with a hook to the body. Point takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Turner looks to throw the jab but Point is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Point ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away.
Point moves out of range as Turner strikes.
Point throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point thows a left - swing and a miss!
Point gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Point blocks an uppercut.
Point with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Point lands a body punch.
Point misses with a hook to the ribs.
Point trying to land knees to the body.
Point misses with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Point.
Point blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Turner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Point trying to land knees to the body.
Point crunches a lovely knee into Turner's ribcage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Point creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Point scores with a nice hook to the head.
Point tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Point landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner breaks the clinch.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turner is looking to slow Point down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point has Turner up against the cage in a clinch.
Turner blocking some punches.
Point fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Point lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Point lands a nice knee to the body.
Brayden Point has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Point is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Turner to keep the fight standing.
Turner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turner pushes Point back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Point on the inside.
Point misses with the head strike.
Point lands with a right to the head.
Turner lands with a light punch inside.
Turner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Turner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turner breaks from the clinch.
Turner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Turner tries to keep at a distance but Point has taken the fight into the clinch.
Point lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Point lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner breaks from the clinch.
Point scores with a jab.
Point connects with a looping right hand.
Point swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Turner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Point is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Elgin Turner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch lands to the side of Point 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Point tries to clinch up.
Point takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
Turner drops his hands momentarily and Point takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Turner moves out of range as Point strikes.
Point gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turner breaks from the clinch.
Turner misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Point was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turner.
A big right from Turner misses.
Nice defenses there by Point.
Point was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Point moves away.
Point staying out of range there.
Point clobbers Turner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Turner throws a leg kick but Point moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point tests Turner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Point lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Turner tries to score with a low kick but Point moves his leg out of the way.
Point gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Point lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Turner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Point blocks a body shot from Turner.
Point has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Turner clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Turner trying to control the hands but Point breaks the grip.
Point doesn't have the hooks in and Turner manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Turner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Point keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brayden Point dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
An inside leg kick from Turner misses.
A lazy left from Turner finds it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Point looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Point misses with a hook. Turner ducked under it nicely.
Turner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Turner cracks Point with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Turner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Point scores with a sloppy right hand. Turner should have avoided that one.
Point tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Point's corner calls for a 1-2. Point obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Point looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Point misses with a straight right.
Point takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Point is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turner throws out a counter right but Point avoids it with no problem.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Point was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Point throws a hook but Turner blocks it.
Turner keeps the fight on the outside.
Point throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.
Point blocks a jab.
Turner throws a looping overhand right but Point ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws a looping overhand right but Point ducks down to avoid it.
Turner connects with a nice looking jab.
Point blocks a leg kick.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Point takes the fight into the clinch.
Point with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Turner can't find room to land a body shot as Point controls the action.
Turner throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turner.
Turner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Point or not.
A body shot lands from Point.
Turner swings wildly with an uppercut but Point uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner tries a body shot but Point blocks it.
Point lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Point trying to land knees to the body.
Point lands with a short shot to the head.
Turner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Turner.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point blocks an uppercut.
Point lands a right hand.
Point misses with a punch on the inside.
Point lands a knee to the body.
Turner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Turner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Point.
Point tries to land a knee to the head but Turner blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Turner.
Point tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Point with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Point looking to throw knees to the head but Turner is blocking nicely.
Point tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Point is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turner is defending well for now.
Point throws a head punch that misses.
Turner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Point's elbow.
Turner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Point tries to land knees in the clinch but Turner avoids the damage to the body.
Point tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Point throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Turner with a jab.
Turner thumps Point with a low kick.
Turner stuns Point with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Point throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Point lands a jab.
Turner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Point tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick from Turner misses.
Point slips under a jab from Turner.
Point tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
Point misses the shot to the body.
Turner lands a right hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Point looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Point was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Point wants to clinch up but Turner keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Point misses the target.
Turner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Point scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turner misses with an uppercut.
Point scores with a jab to the head.
Point throws a hook but Turner blocks it.
Point looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Point darts in and clinches Turner up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Turner.
Turner pushes Point back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Point misses with a knee to the head.
Turner tries a body shot but Point blocks it.
Turner lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turner prevents a body shot from Point.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turner.
Turner blocking some punches.
Point misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Elgin Turner.
I think Turner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elgin Turner!
Elgin Turner spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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